Chapter Summaries

At Notting Academy, Lin Hui challenged Yu Xiaogang’s advice to give his Iron Ball Martial Soul an offensive Soul Ring and rejected his offer of discipleship. Lin Hui revealed that his Martial Soul was actually an Ultra Ball and declared he would follow a new path as a Summoning Type Soul Master.

• Yu Xiaogang urged Lin Hui to hunt a Thunder Shock Tiger for an offensive First Soul Ring, arguing that the Iron Ball Martial Soul needed more attack power.
• Lin Hui argued that an ordinary Iron Ball should build on its defensive strength and questioned whether Martial Souls had to follow fixed growth paths.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to take Lin Hui as his disciple after learning he had Innate Full Soul Power, but Lin Hui declined.
• Several students began agreeing with Lin Hui’s reasoning, while Yu Xiaogang grew angrier.
• Lin Hui said his Martial Soul was not an ordinary Iron Ball and claimed he could establish a seventh Soul Master type as a Summoning Type Soul Master.
• Yu Xiaogang laughed at Lin Hui’s ambition and dismissed his claim as nonsense.

Lin Hui challenged Yu Xiaogang’s Soul Master theories in class, arguing that Martial Souls could follow different paths and proposing a seventh category. Yu Xiaogang stormed out after losing his temper, while Tang San reaffirmed his loyalty to him; Lin Hui then planned to capture Soul Beasts with his Ultra Ball Martial Soul.

• Lin Hui argued that Martial Souls should not be restricted to fixed categories and proposed a seventh category, prompting doubts and discussion among the students.
• Tang San demanded that Lin Hui apologize to Yu Xiaogang, but Lin Hui defended his right to disagree and criticized the advice Yu Xiaogang gave him.
• Yu Xiaogang snapped his teaching ruler in anger, rejected Lin Hui as a potential disciple, and left the classroom after threatening that Lin Hui would regret his choices.
• Tang San followed Yu Xiaogang, promised to trust him, and agreed to hunt for a First Soul Ring with him; Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to defeat Lin Hui and prove them right.
• Lin Hui swept the grounds for work-study pay and considered using his Ultra Ball Martial Soul to capture a powerful Soul Beast as his first summon.

Lin Hui entered the Soul Hunting Forest with Li Chun to test how his Ultra Ball Martial Soul could obtain a first Soul Ring. After two ordinary attempts at absorbing a Soul Ring failed, Lin Hui decided he would have to try capturing a Soul Beast with the Ultra Ball.

• Lin Hui told Li Chun he wanted to follow his own ideas as a Soul Master, and Li Chun agreed to support him on the hunt for a Soul Ring.
• Li Chun took Lin Hui into the Soul Hunting Forest and weakened a roughly four-hundred-year-old Rock-Iron Pangolin for him to finish off.
• The Rock-Iron Pangolin's Yellow Soul Ring vanished when it touched Lin Hui, leaving him with no sign of absorption.
• Li Chun and Lin Hui found and killed another roughly four-hundred-year-old Soul Beast, but its Yellow Soul Ring vanished as well.
• Lin Hui concluded that killing Soul Beasts would not give him a Soul Ring and decided to try throwing his Ultra Ball at one.

Lin Hui tested his Ultra Ball on Soul Beasts of increasingly high ages, but none stayed captured, leaving him unable to obtain a Soul Ring. On the way back, he and Li Chun found a dying ten-thousand-year-old turtle-like Soul Beast, and Lin Hui threw his Ultra Ball at it.

• Lin Hui told Li Chun he wanted to test an alternative method of absorbing a Soul Ring, then tried capturing a five-hundred-year-old Soul Beast with his Ultra Ball.
• The Soul Beast escaped the Ultra Ball, and Li Chun defeated it before Lin Hui tried and failed to capture it again.
• Lin Hui and Li Chun tested the Ultra Ball on more Soul Beasts, including ones over a thousand years old, but every one escaped.
• Lin Hui concluded that the Ultra Ball could not capture low-age Soul Beasts and that he and Li Chun could not safely handle stronger ones, so he called off the tests.
• On their way back, Lin Hui and Li Chun discovered a dying ten-thousand-year-old turtle-like Soul Beast in a cave, and Lin Hui threw his Ultra Ball at it.

Lin Hui failed to capture a dying Ten-Thousand-Year turtle and concluded that he might need to capture Soul Beasts over ten thousand years old to obtain a Soul Ring. He decided to seek out Ah Yin in the cave behind Holy Soul Village, while the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang laughing at the news that Lin Hui could not absorb ordinary Soul Beasts.

• Lin Hui's Ultra Ball failed to hold the dying Ten-Thousand-Year turtle, which escaped and began to rise as Lin Hui and Li Chun fled the cave.
• Lin Hui realized that Ah Yin, reduced to Blue Silver Grass after sacrificing herself, might be easy to capture and could be nourished by his Ultra Ball; he decided to find her and take the Soul Bone in her cave.
• Lin Hui recalled Tang San's defense of Yu Xiaogang and dismissed any concern about Tang Hao or Tang San seeking revenge for Ah Yin.
• Li Chun brought Lin Hui back to Notting Academy, where teachers questioned him about his hunt for a First Soul Ring.
• Li Chun told the gathered teachers that Lin Hui could not absorb the Soul Rings of several Soul Beasts only a few hundred years old, and Yu Xiaogang snickered from his desk.

Lin Hui rejected Yu Xiaogang’s mocking advice about his inability to absorb Soul Rings and planned to capture Ah Yin. After Tang San threatened him for insulting Yu Xiaogang, Lin Hui decided to use Tang San’s mother against him.

• Yu Xiaogang gloated over Lin Hui’s Soul Ring problem, then pretended to comfort him while predicting he might never reach level ten.
• Lin Hui challenged Yu Xiaogang over his family’s support and said he would find a way to obtain a Soul Ring; the teachers laughed, and Yu Xiaogang stormed out.
• Tang San confronted Lin Hui on the training field and demanded that he apologize to Yu Xiaogang, threatening him with a Hidden Weapon when Lin Hui refused.
• Lin Hui recognized Tang San’s murderous intent and resolved to capture Ah Yin after Tang San left the academy and drew Tang Hao away.

Lin Hui captured Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, with his Ultra Ball after Tang San and Yu Xiaogang left to hunt for a Soul Ring. The capture gave Lin Hui his First Soul Ring and two levels of Soul Power, while Ah Yin began recovering inside his Martial Soul.

• Tang San agreed to challenge Lin Hui after obtaining his First Soul Ring, and Xiao Wu questioned whether Tang San should blindly trust Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang took Tang San to the Soul Hunting Forest, and Lin Hui waited until the next day before leaving school for Holy Soul Village’s back mountain.
• Lin Hui found the cave behind the waterfall and identified the golden-marked Blue Silver Grass inside as Ah Yin.
• Lin Hui captured Ah Yin with his Ultra Ball, gained a yellow First Soul Ring, and advanced two Soul Power levels.
• Ah Yin began recovering inside Lin Hui’s Martial Soul, and Lin Hui vowed to treat her better than Tang Hao would.

Lin Hui took Ah Yin and her hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone from the hidden chamber while Tang San absorbed a four-hundred-year Datura Snake Soul Ring. Tang Hao returned to find Ah Yin missing and cried out in fury.

• Lin Hui found Ah Yin's Soul Bone in a hidden lead box and left the stone chamber with both it and Ah Yin.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang defeated the Datura Snake, and Tang San absorbed its Soul Ring without serious difficulty.
• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass grew tougher and gained a paralyzing effect after absorbing the Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San's success from the woods but held back from questioning his Soul Ring choice.
• Tang Hao returned to the hidden chamber and discovered that Ah Yin was gone.

After stealing Ah Yin’s right leg Soul Bone and capturing the Blue Silver Emperor, Lin Hui hid the bone and returned to Notting Academy with a powerful new fighting ability. He learned that the academy tournament was approaching, while Yu Xiaogang was stunned to hear that Lin Hui had obtained his First Soul Ring too.

• Tang Hao searched the stone chamber, found Ah Yin and her Soul Bone missing, and smashed the chamber in a fury.
• Lin Hui hid the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone in a valley and tested his ability to summon Ah Yin’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Lin Hui returned to Notting Academy, told Li Chun he had obtained a Soul Ring, and heard that first-year students would compete in the academy tournament in a month.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San returned from Soul Hunting Forest, and Yu Xiaogang learned that Lin Hui had also obtained his First Soul Ring.

Lin Hui planned to capture Xiao Wu in the future and tried to keep her from growing closer to Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang wondered how Lin Hui had overcome his Martial Soul’s limitations. After a tense exchange in Dorm Seven exposed a rift between Xiao Wu and Tang San, Ah Yin emerged from Lin Hui’s Ultra Ball and nestled in his arms as he slept.

• Yu Xiaogang wondered whether Lin Hui could help him overcome the limits of his Martial Soul and claimed Tang San had a strong chance in the Academy Grand Competition.
• Lin Hui planned to capture Xiao Wu after reaching level twenty and recalled deliberately losing their earlier fight so he could keep a low profile.
• Tang San confronted Lin Hui for staring at Xiao Wu, and Lin Hui teased him for acting as if Xiao Wu belonged to him.
• Xiao Wu tried to smooth things over, but Tang San grew anxious when she defended Lin Hui, and Xiao Wu insisted she was serious about Third Brother.
• Lin Hui and the other students went to sleep with Xiao Wu and Tang San lying farther apart than before.
• Ah Yin emerged from Lin Hui’s Ultra Ball in the night and nestled in his arms.

Lin Hui kept Ah Yin hidden with him overnight, then attended Notting Academy’s Grand Competition with Tang San and Xiao Wu. The students drew lots for the elimination matches, but the chapter ended before the fights began.

• Ah Yin emerged from Lin Hui’s Ultra Ball Martial Soul, rested in his arms overnight, and returned inside before dawn.
• Xiao Wu questioned Lin Hui about his tired appearance, while Tang San interrupted their conversation and Lin Hui teased him about where he came from.
• The first-year students gathered for Notting Academy’s Grand Competition, where Teacher Li Chun explained the elimination rules and had them draw numbers.
• Xiao Wu drew number three and Tang San drew number sixty-five, then Xiao Wu asked Lin Hui which number he had drawn.

The Academy Grand Competition began, and Tang San became determined to impress Xiao Wu by defeating Lin Hui and winning her favor. After Tang San brutally knocked Xiao Chenyu out of the ring, the academy students began avoiding him.

• Lin Hui, Xiao Wu, and Tang San discussed their competition numbers, and Tang San grew jealous as Xiao Wu and Lin Hui became closer.
• Teacher Li Chun divided the students into brackets, leaving Lin Hui and Tang San in one bracket and Xiao Wu in the other.
• Wang Sheng defeated Liu Jian, then received praise from Xiao Wu and decided he would surrender if he faced her.
• Tang San fought Xiao Chenyu without using his First Soul Skill and struck him hard enough to send him out of the ring unconscious.
• The watching students recoiled from Tang San and moved away, fearing they might be his next opponent.

Lin Hui and Tang San advanced through the First-Year Grand Competition while neither revealed his first Soul Skill, and Tang San’s increasingly brutal victories turned the students against him. The chapter ended as Lin Hui and Tang San faced off in the semifinal match, with Yu Xiaogang urging Tang San to crush Lin Hui.

• Tang San won his match without using his first Soul Skill, and Yu Xiaogang defended his harsh treatment of his opponents.
• Lin Hui also won with basic punches and kicks, impressing the teachers by defeating a Soul Master without using his first Soul Skill.
• Lin Hui whispered something to Xiao Wu about his skill, making her excited, while Tang San grew jealous and furious.
• Tang San injured several students in later matches, while Lin Hui won with restraint and gained the students’ support.
• Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, Tang San, and Lin Hui became the competition’s top four, and Tang San was matched against Lin Hui.
• Lin Hui and Tang San entered the ring as Yu Xiaogang silently urged Tang San to humiliate Lin Hui.

Before Lin Hui and Tang San’s final match, the teachers announced valuable prizes and banned weapons after Lin Hui raised concerns about Tang San’s hidden weapons. Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow was confiscated, and the chapter ended as the two began fighting, with Lin Hui revealed to be level twelve.

• Li Chun announced that the top three competitors would receive Gold Soul Coins and Green Wood Liquid, prompting Lin Hui and Tang San to resolve to win.
• Lin Hui asked whether weapons were allowed, and the teachers ruled that contestants could use only their bodies and ordered both boys searched.
• Tang San surrendered his hidden Sleeve Arrow, and the students’ suspicions and hostility left him feeling humiliated and furious.
• Lin Hui and Tang San introduced themselves as level twelve and level eleven Battle Soul Masters, respectively, stunning Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San charged at Lin Hui as their match began.

Lin Hui’s Blue Silver Emperor suppressed Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and overwhelmed him in their match. Tang San’s Sleeve Arrow had already been confiscated, and Lin Hui trapped him in vines as the fight ended.

• Tang San used his First Soul Skill, Bind, but Lin Hui summoned his Blue Silver Emperor, which made Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass shrink back.
• Tang San dodged Lin Hui’s attacks with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track after his Soul Skill failed.
• Lin Hui used Parasite and struck Tang San repeatedly with Blue Silver Emperor vines, leaving him covered in bloody gashes.
• Tang San tried to fire his Sleeve Arrow, but realized it had been confiscated before the match.
• Lin Hui’s vines wrapped Tang San completely.

Lin Hui defeated Tang San in a school match, leaving him badly injured but expected to recover, while Yu Xiaogang was humiliated by the loss and vomited blood. The teachers then questioned how Lin Hui could summon Blue Silver Grass when they had known his Martial Soul as an Iron Ball.

• Lin Hui's Blue Silver Emperor vines crushed Tang San until he collapsed unconscious, and the school doctor said he would recover in ten days to half a month.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Lin Hui of being ruthless, but Lin Hui and Li Chun argued that Tang San had remained in the match and had treated earlier opponents just as harshly.
• Students and teachers praised Lin Hui's victory and questioned Tang San's First Soul Skill and Yu Xiaogang's advice, prompting Yu Xiaogang to leave the field after vomiting blood.
• Lin Hui reflected that Tang San had fallen after only two of his Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Skills, while Li Chun and other teachers asked how he could summon Blue Silver Grass despite his Iron Ball Martial Soul.

Lin Hui explained his copied Soul Skills by claiming his Soul Rings granted the abilities of their Soul Beasts, keeping his stronger powers secret. After Wang Sheng forfeited to Xiao Wu, she advanced to the championship match against Lin Hui, while Yu Xiaogang returned and overheard students mocking Tang San’s defeat.

• Lin Hui told the teachers that his Ultra Ball copied the Soul Skills of the Soul Beasts behind his Soul Rings, concealing his other Blue Silver Emperor abilities.
• The teachers praised Lin Hui, and Li Chun reminded him that he still had to fight for first place.
• Xiao Wu felt conflicted about Lin Hui after he injured Tang San, then prepared to face Wang Sheng in the second semifinal.
• Wang Sheng pretended to be sick and forfeited after exchanging a few blows, so Li Chun declared Xiao Wu the winner.
• Yu Xiaogang returned from the woods, overheard students mocking Tang San’s loss, and felt humiliated.

Xiao Wu defeated Lin Hui in the Notting Academy Grand Competition championship match after he forfeited, and Wang Sheng took third place when Tang San failed to wake up. Yu Xiaogang was left mortified as Tang San missed the podium.

• Xiao Wu attacked Lin Hui in the championship match, and they grappled until she pinned him beneath her.
• Lin Hui forfeited, and Teacher Li Chun declared Xiao Wu the competition champion.
• Teacher Li Chun gave Tang San thirty minutes to appear for the third-place match against Wang Sheng.
• Tang San remained unconscious, so Teacher Li Chun declared Wang Sheng the third-place winner.
• Yu Xiaogang watched Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu, and Lin Hui take the podium while Tang San failed to place in the top three.

After the Academy Grand Competition, Lin Hui, Xiao Wu, and Wang Sheng received their prizes, while Yu Xiaogang tried to reassure Tang San after his defeat. That night, Xiao Wu soaked in the academy’s special bathhouse, and Lin Hui entered the room just as she failed to hear his knock.

• Students discussed Tang San’s fourth-place finish, and Yu Xiaogang felt humiliated as Li Chun awarded Lin Hui, Xiao Wu, and Wang Sheng their prizes.
• Li Chun explained how to use the Green Wood Liquid, and Lin Hui, Xiao Wu, and Wang Sheng planned to soak in it that night.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Tang San in the infirmary, where Tang San asked why his first Soul Skill had failed against Lin Hui.
• Yu Xiaogang promised to find Tang San a suitable Second Soul Ring, and Tang San regained hope that he could eventually defeat Lin Hui.
• Xiao Wu soaked in the Green Wood Liquid bath and thought about Lin Hui before he knocked and entered the unlocked room.

After Xiao Wu caught Lin Hui seeing her bathe, she warned him to keep quiet, and he later used the Green Wood Liquid in his bath. Ah Yin appeared to help him endure its effects and explained that opening the passage to her heart would let him leave a mark on her soul, leaving Lin Hui facing an intimate choice.

• Xiao Wu threw a towel at Lin Hui after he entered the bathroom, then made him promise not to tell anyone what he had seen.
• Lin Hui drained Xiao Wu’s bathwater, filled the tub again, and poured in the Green Wood Liquid.
• Ah Yin emerged from Lin Hui’s Sea of Consciousness and used her Blue Silver Emperor Soul Power to ease the liquid’s effects while caring for him.
• Ah Yin told Lin Hui that she could act on her own because he had not left a mark on her soul, and said he could do so by opening the passage to her heart.
• Lin Hui learned that male pets would obey him unconditionally without needing a soul mark, then faced Ah Yin as she grew intimate with him.